Glazed structure.



PATEN'IED SEPT. 17, 1907.

E. VAN NOORDEN. GLAZED STRUCTURE. APPLICATION :IL'BD MAY 10, 1906.

. M NT R UNITED STATESWFATENT orrron EZEKIEL VAN NOORDEN, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO E. VAN NOORDEN COMPANY, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

GLAZED STRUCTURE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907.

Application filed May 10, 1906. Serial No. 3 l6,070.

water which may accumulate or flow on the inner side of the glass.

The improvement resides essentially in the main glass supporting andtrough structure as distinguished from the auxiliary glass supportingand trough structure branching from the main structure.

The essential object of my invention is to provide a main structurehaving exceptional strength and rigidity of parts, which structurethough of superior utility is not an expensive one, and which structureis especially adapted to receive and support practically any kind ofauxiliary glass supporting and trough structure branching or extendingfrom it.

My invention can best be seen and understood by reference to thedrawings, in which- Figure 1 shows the improved glass structure in plan.Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section thereof, and Fig. 3 shows a crosssection thereof.

Referring to the drawings A represents that portion of the glazedstructure which Iwill refer to as the main glass-retaining structure andtrough combined with it, it being understood, of course, that inpractice a series of such are usually employed.

B represents a portion of one of the auxiliary glass supports andtroughs which branch from the main structure and which is shown for thepurpose of illustrating one especial capability of the main structure aswill be hereinafter explained. It will also be understood that the mainglass-retaining structures and troughs are usually arranged in avertically inclined position and the auxiliary supports and troughsextend laterally 1" rom them.

Referring first to the main structure A, it comprises the under glasssupport a consisting of a head a, on

p which the edges of the panes of glass C rest, and dependent headsupporting sides a a It is to be noticed that a layer of felt ispreferably interposed between the glass and the head upon which itrests. This not only head a on which the panes of glass are resting.

neath the head, threaded on each of the bolts, is a nut purlins of theframe a, or other fixture. The panes of glass C are held in place bymeans of the bow-caps D through which extend the bolts a These boltsextend between the edges of the panes of glass and through the Underaand on the end of each of the bolts a above each bow cap is a nut a.Upon tightening these nuts the panes of glass will be made to hug tightagainst the support upon which they are resting, thereby holding them securely in place and making tight the joint. 4

Having thus far referred only to that portion of the main structurecomprising the means for supporting the panes of glass, reference willnow be made to the trough This The trough is i made preferably roundingin shape and rests upon the purlins of the frame or other fixture ofsupport beneath the sides (1 (1 supporting the head a and between theangle pieces a a fastened to the purlins as aforesaid. it will be notedthat the angle pieces are separated from one another a distance somewhatwider than the main glass support so that the trough, snugly interposedbetween the anglepieces, is also wider than saidsupport. The trough ismade somewhat shallow, the edges thereof curving upward to contact withthe bolts (1 so that, resting on the purlins and retained by the anglepieces and bolts, the troughs are held securely in place. As was beforeexplained, the troughs extend along beneath the sides a a supporting thehead a and the arrangement is preferably such that these sides willextend down sufficiently to rest upon the troughs, the troughsaccordingly giving a support to said sides and head in addition to thesupport of the bolts a. This gives an increased rigidity of support. Thetrough also holds the glass support a against lateral displacement.Further support to the glass supporting head a may be given by the bolts(1 the bolts preferably extend down so as to rest upon the bottom of thetrough, the nut a upon the bolt acting as a collar on the bolt forsupporting the head. There is thus obtained a main structure ofexceptional strength and rigidity of parts. The structure has also anespecial adaptation for receiving and supporting the auxiliary glasssupporting structure and troughs l3 inasmuch as the head a. whichsupports the panes of glass acts also as a support for the auxiliarystructure. Neither is it necessary to cut recesses in the main troughsfor receiving the auxiliary troughs and supports as is customary in manystructures, for as was before explained, the main troughs are relativelyshallow and the sides or upper edges extend up just high enough so thatthe auxiliary or cross supports and troughs can rest upon them inaddition to their support by the head a, as before explained. I haveillustrated the adaptation of my improved structure in this particularby showing combined with it an old auxiliary glass support and troughmade of a single piece of bent metal in which the portion b thereof actsto hold down one of two adjacent panes of glass. The part 12 extendsbeneath the panes of glass and is bent back to form the part bsupporting the edges of both panes of glass and the part b which extendsdown to support the trough or gutter b Now this auxiliary structure issupported primarily by resting upon the head a of the main structure, itbeing noticed that the strip of metal forming a part of the auxiliarystructure (being in fact the glass supporting portion 5-) is extendedacross and rests upon said head. The auxiliary structure, also, extendsdown just so far that the trough portions thereof will rest upon the topedges of the main trough which hold them securely in place. It may alsoextend above the main trough if so desired. It is obvious that variousother forms of auxiliary glass supporting structure and troughs may beemployed in the same way.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States:

1. In a glazed structure, the combination of a glass support, means forholding the glass thereon, cross bolts for holding said glass support inproper position, means connecting with the purlins of the frame or otherfixture of support for retaining said bolts, and a shallow troughindependent of said bolt-retaining means, which trough is wider thansaid glass support and extends along beneath the same and its supportingbolts.

2. In a glazed structure, the combination of a glass support, means forholding the glass thereon, said glass support comprising a glasssupporting head and sides dependent therefrom supporting said head,bolts extending crosswise through said sides, means connecting with thepurlins of the frame or other fixture of support for retaining saidbolts, and a trough independent of said boltretaining means, whichtrough is wider than said glass support and extends along beneath thesame and its supporting bolts, and which sides of the glass support areadapted to rest upon said trough.

3. In a glazed structure, the combination of a glass support comprisinga supporting head on which the panes of glass rest and sides supportingsaid head dependent therefrom, capretaining bolt connecting with thehead of said glass support and extending therefrom between the edges ofthe panes of glass, a bow-cap and draw-nut to combine therewith forholding the panes of glass upon said glass support, bolts extendingcrosswise through the sides of said glass supporl for supporting thesame, independent members connecting with the purlins of the frame orother fixture of support for retaining said bolts, and a shallow curvedtrough wider than said glass support extending along beneath. the samebetween said bolt-retaining members and beneath said bolts, which sidesof the glass support are adapted to rest upon said trough whereby saidtrough may hold said glass support against lateral displacement.

4. A glazed structure having a main glass support, means for holding theglass thereon, cross bolts holding said glass support in properposition, members connecting with the purlins of the frame or otherfixture of support for retaining said bolts, a shallow troughindependent of said bolt-retaining members, which trough is wider thansaid glass support and extends along beneath the same between said boltsupporting members and beneath said supporting bolts, an auxiliary glasssupporting structure extending from said main glass support and restingin part thereon, to be supported thereby, the trough of which auxiliarystructure rests. upon or extends above the upper edge of said maintrough.

EZEKIEL VAN NOORDEN.

Witnesses JOHN E. R. Harms, MARTIN V. FOLEY.

